The Harvey Weinstein scandal is poised to take down all of hypocritical Hollywood, as people now want to know if Disney apparently knew about the payoffs to his sex abuse victims.

Out of the growing fear that the Harvey Weinstein sex scandal is about to spin out of control, is about to bring down those (likeBen Affleck) who are not useless has-beens like Harvey, the bombshell news that The Weinstein Company board knew of Harvey’s payoffs to women is being downplayed, especially by the Hollywood trades. Nevertheless, it is still a bombshell.

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The New York Times:

[I]nterviews and internal company records show that the company has been grappling with Mr. Weinstein’s behavior for at least two years.

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David Boies, a lawyer who represented Mr. Weinstein when his contract was up for renewal in 2015, said in an interview that the board and the company were made aware at the time of three or four confidential settlements with women.

Lance Maerov, the board member who handled the contract negotiations, acknowledged in an interview that he had been told of settlements, but said that he had assumed they were used to cover up consensual affairs.

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It seemed impossible to believe that the board did not know of this, especially now that we are learning Harvey’s shocking behavior was considered by many to be an “open secret.” On top of that, The Weinstein Company’s co-chairman is Harvey’s own brother Bob....